Sonographer, Band 7

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder

- is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient and effective service, taking a lead in a clinical or supportive role in the ultrasound department.

- provides clinical reports for own patient workload.

- provides clinical training and appraisal for trainees and supervision for newly-qualified sonographers.

DIMENSIONS

Impact upon pay and non- pay budgets:

The post holder will

- use specialist ultrasound equipment and be responsible for the safe and efficient use of expensive and complex equipment (to the value of up to £100k ).

- involvement in QA and equipment maintenance scheduling.

- make best use of resources by careful and efficient management of time and out of hours service demands.

Staff numbers and grades who report through post-holder:

The post holder will

- provide continuous clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team.

- provide day-to-day supervision of radiographic care assistants/clerical support workers and trainee and newly qualified sonographers.

- participate in the training of specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics/gynaecology.

Workload commitment

- The post holder will be able to work at a pace comparable with that of peer group, undertaking similar numbers of examinations per hour as a specialist consultant undertaking the same examination type mix in the same working conditions.

- The post holder will work shift patterns and out of hours as requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

- Professional registration.

- Minimum of postgraduate diploma at Masters level in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited training course) plus recent post-qualification experience

- Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills

- Ability to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment

- Consistently excellent communication skills

- Presentation and report writing skills (clinical/non clinical)

- Detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio)

- A broad understanding of the role of different imaging modalities in relationship to effective and efficient delivery of patient clinical management

- Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups

- Mature judgement and decision making skills - highly reflective in thinking and outlook

- Basic IT skills as appropriate to post

- Evidence of awareness of application of research/audit techniques

- Attendance at appropriate communication/counselling training schemes (desirable)

- Annual attendance at the directorates mandatory training programme

- Physical skills - Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and a high degree of dexterity and sensory skills are required for Ultrasound scanning. Specialised keyboard skills are used for manipulation of images.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Independently perform and report on ultrasound examinations in a manner that meets professional, technical, medical and legal requirements
• Presentation and report writing skills (both clinical/ non clinical)
• Demonstrate excellent communication abilities
• Possess mature judgement and decision-making skills and be highly reflective in thinking and outlook.
• Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills, able to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment and demonstrate
• Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups.
• Awareness of application of research and audit techniques
• Basic Knowledge of IT skills
• Nuchal Translucency - trained & accredited
• Candidates must hold a recognised UK qualification such as PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered

Desirable

• Experience of using PACS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GHNHSFT COUNTYWIDE

Gloucester/Cheltenham

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)